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Mother knows best: Neetu speaks out on Ranbir Kapoor

A wild child who nearly drowned the maid. A mother's best friend who helped her through the roughest time in her marriage. Meet the Ranbir Kapoor you never knew.

The eternal oomph of Helen: A Canadian drag queen's fan letter

She's not a great actress, not even a great dancer. But Helen is a real star. That's why a Canadian drag queen is shimmying into that amazing 'baithe hain kya' costume.

Why Edward Said and his writing matter

Edward Said was a prolific writer. The key to reading him is following in his footsteps: construct a chronology, track trajectories of thought, torment yourself with text until you locate context.

Privacy and us: We are all hypocrites

We do not expect privacy; we have to choose it by defining our settings. We don't expect privacy until we are the ones being poked by a camera lens.

The iconic food writing of MKF Fisher

Ms Fisher's writing highlights the enjoyment and the experience of food, rather than the making of it. Her recipes, as a result, are quick, quiet affairs: a short list of ingredients and an illustrative description of how they are to be combined.

Why I hate breakfast meetings

Why can’t we keep work out of meals? What is so important that you have to talk with your mouth full of bread and eggs?

Must-see guide to Hollywood serials

Many of the offerings may seem dismal, but there is some good news to be found this season. For starters, 'The Good Wife', which stars an Indian-origin character we can all root for.

Bollywood's botox bubble of denial

Enough with middle aged stars playing college kids. Enough with heroes who think as long as they have a six pack they can pull off a romance with a heroine, a generation younger. Middle age is just a number. Embrace it.

Why do we spit on security, then complain about the lack of it?!

Transparent bins are one among many elements that help improve security because historically they been quite popular with terrorists as ideal locations to plant explosive devices.

Issue of antibiotic resistance concerns us all, why are we so lax?

Anti-microbial resistance is a public health hazard which needs to be tackled with urgency. But the ministry is busy with bureaucratic solutions to scientific problems.

Are you anti-corruption? Do you steal office stationery?

When we steal office post its, fake medical bills and put that fancy dinner with friends, at Leela, on the expense tab at office isn't that technically corruption?

Don't like broccoli? This soup will change your mind

George HW Bush famously hated broccoli. Perhaps he should have tried this delicious (and simple) soup.

The new, improved KBC — it’ll work

Sony launched the new season of Kaun Banega Crorepati last night. The new and improved version of the show is likely to get a large viewership for the channel and here's why.

Landmark? Next to the Sharad Pawar pothole

Mumbai’s civic infrastructure is in such a mess that if you tell a harried Mumbaikar like me that stale joke about NASA setting up lunar simulation centres on Mumbai’s potholed roads that are worse than lunar craters, you’ll get slapped.

When life gives you lemons, make a lemon bar

Lemon bars make a great little dessert requiring very little effort and no fancy ingredients. They are sweet, buttery, lemony, and creamy – all good things to satisfy the sweet tooth.

A woman's history of the world (Or why Delhi needs a slutwalk)

Is there anyone still arguing that clothing can protect Indian women? The clothes are the least important thing about slutwalk, just as lingerie was hardly the point behind bra-burning.

The perfect shahi tukrha: This ain't no bread pudding

Don't be fooled by feeble impostors served by restaurants. Delight yourself and your guests by serving the authentic shahi tukrha. All it requires is the right recipe and a little patience.

We only said goodbye in words, I died a hundred times: Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27 and will be remembered for her soulful, melancholy music which had a strong element of jazz in it.

How I met and fell in love with AR Rahman

An Irish American woman stumbles upon a half-forgotten Tamil song from a decade ago. And instantly it's flashback time — to a great romance and the utter heartbreak that followed. All with music by AR Rahman.

Pounding the chicken cutlet

Polish food is light on spices but not bland. When you want a fool-proof meal that appeals to everyone try this crunchy chicken cutlet.

How Google affects your memory

A professor finds that when faced with difficult questions, people who expect to have future access to information have lower recall rates, and enhanced recall instead for where to access it.

The Black Forest Cherry cake: that traditional Indian favourite

Every bakery worth its yeast in India has some form of the Black Forest Cherry cake. Here’s how you can impress someone by making it at home.

Happy Birthday, Mervyn Peake

Author, poet, and artist, Peake was a bona fide literary god worshipped by fantasy-fic fans around the world.

Mezze mazaa in Greece

The Greeks have an innate appetite for a good party, and there is always mezze to go with it. Here are some appetisersrecipes.

Fourth of July blues

American politics is just a bit duller without the biting wit of Michael Kelley. Here is a sampling of his most acerbic and hilarious takes on Democrats.

If Facebook is about transparency, Google+ is about organising information

Facebook has evolved over the years. Google my also begin to resemble its biggest competitor in some time. But bight now, it's time to celebrate the differences

Janis Joplin, feminism and sex

The contradictions of female sexual liberation were foreshadowed in Joplin's music which explored women's painful relationship with men.

Crazy about Corn Fritters

Spicy corn fritters with a garlic sauce — the perfect accompaniment to pouring monsoon rains.

Billie Holiday and her bittersweet brand of balladry

We all have songs that get us through our moments of misery. Sorrow is a little sweeter with Billie Holiday playing in the background.

The 'sluts' of Hindi cinema – paying a price with their bodies

The streets might not be safe for women but are movie scripts any safer? As Slutwalk comes to Delhi next month, here’s a look at how Hindi films handle the sexual violation of women.